Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Dealing with uncertainty
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Incoming Cera chief executive Roger Sutton said his advice from GNS Science was for: A 23 per cent chance of a magnitude-6.0 to 7.0 quake ...
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Bad economics, good politics
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Seamus wonders whether politicians can signal sincerity by advocating policies that they know will be unpopular: the doctor who prescribes ...
Monday, 30 May 2011
Where my taxes go
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I like the visualisation over at Where My Taxes Go . In addition to giving the Budget 2011 breakdown by sector, they also give the per capit...
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Saturday, 28 May 2011
Is good economics necessarily bad politics?
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Over at the Worthwhile Canadian Initiative, Frances Woolley has been wondering why the HST (previously known as the GST, a value-added tax ...
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Friday, 27 May 2011
Obvious points on student loans
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John Key's suggested limiting access to New Zealand's zero percent government guaranteed student loans; folks nearing retirement age...
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Thursday, 26 May 2011
Conscientious non-voting revisited
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I'd posted before on my reasons for abstaining from voting - I'm a conscientious non-voter. I'd not claimed priority in usage o...
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Wednesday, 25 May 2011
Scalping - vertical integration
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Further evidence that artists are now taking the rents from ticket scalping: Katy Perry's contracts specify that if the venue uses a se...
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